A lot of people don't realize what an impressive feat it was for Hopkins to go 8 rounds with somebody in their prime who is a world class athlete.
Smith could walk into any bar and destroy ANYBODY in it in seconds, and a 52 year old man took his best for 8 rounds- impressive display of skill
Hopkins unlike Floyd didn't run and cherry pick his whole career, Hopkins can be a loud mouth for sure, but you can't deny he's one pf the BEST -EVER